Senior Level M&A Director Jobs
Senior level m&a director jobs put seasoned dealmakers in charge of full transaction lifecycles, integration strategy, and the cross-functional teams that close complex deals. Hiring is concentrated in Accounting & Auditing, Technology & Software, and Investment & Asset Management, with a mix of on-site, remote, and hybrid openings, and employers like Coinbase, Alantra, and Qualcomm hiring at this level now.
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Senior Manager, Compensation - M&A
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Uber
Senior Manager, Compensation - M&A
San Francisco, California
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Principal, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Tax
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Baker Tilly Canada
Principal, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Tax
Springfield, Illinois
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Principal Domain Architect- M&A
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LPL Financial
Principal Domain Architect- M&A
Austin, Texas
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Manager, M&A Technical Accounting
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Charles River Laboratories
Manager, M&A Technical Accounting
Wilmington, Massachusetts
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Senior Manager, Compensation - M&A
Uber·San Francisco, California
Job functions:
$195k - $217k/yr
8+ yrs exp.
Master's degree in business administration
Full Time
10,000+ employees
Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Senior Manager, Compensation M&A leads the total cash, equity, and incentive strategies throughout the full deal lifecycle from initial due diligence through post-deal. Serving as the primary compensation authority on deal teams, this role is responsible for evaluating target company reward structures, modeling financial deal costs, designing retention and severance programs, harmonizing job architectures, and aligning newly acquired talent with Uber’s compensation philosophy. This role also manages a team of analysts that supports compensation initiatives through the deal life-cycle.
Key Responsibilities
Due Diligence & Pre-Deal Strategy
Post-Merger Integration & Harmonization
Governance, Stakeholder Advisory & Day-to-Day Leadership
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $195,000 per year - USD $217,000 per year.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $195,000 per year - USD $217,000 per year.
For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.
Ready to Ride?
This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.
You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.
Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
The Senior Manager, Compensation M&A leads the total cash, equity, and incentive strategies throughout the full deal lifecycle from initial due diligence through post-deal. Serving as the primary compensation authority on deal teams, this role is responsible for evaluating target company reward structures, modeling financial deal costs, designing retention and severance programs, harmonizing job architectures, and aligning newly acquired talent with Uber’s compensation philosophy. This role also manages a team of analysts that supports compensation initiatives through the deal life-cycle.
Key Responsibilities
Due Diligence & Pre-Deal Strategy
- Review and analyze target company compensation plans, including base pay, annual incentives, sales commissions, and long-term equity arrangements.
- Partner with Legal to identify legal, tax, and governance risks, including change-in-control provisions, golden parachute rules , and collective bargaining agreements.
- Partner with HR Business Partners, Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, and Tax to model compensation-related deal costs, potential transaction liabilities, and post-close cost synergies.
- Design deal-specific talent retention strategy, sign-on equity conversions, and transaction bonus pools for key company executives and critical staff.
Post-Merger Integration & Harmonization
- Partner with the broad-based Compensation Team on the end-to-end integration of acquired employees into Uber’s job architecture, leveling structures, and salary bands.
- Conduct side-by-side total rewards gap analyses and implement phased migration plans for base salary, bonus targets, and sales incentives.
- Partner with People Operations and HR Technology to ensure accurate data migration into our HCM system/payroll platform.
Governance, Stakeholder Advisory & Day-to-Day Leadership
- Serve as the compensation subject matter expert for Corporate Development, HR Business Partners (HRBPs), integration management offices (IMOs), and acquired business leaders.
- Prepare executive compensation briefing decks, integration progress reports, and Compensation Committee materials for board-level review.
- Develop scalable M&A compensation playbooks, due diligence toolkits, and audit mechanisms to drive repeatability across future acquisitions.
- Manage, mentor, and review the analytical deliverables of compensation analysts and external compensation consultants.
Basic Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related quantitative field
- Experience: 8+ years of progressive global compensation experience
-
Technical Depth:
- Advanced financial modeling capabilities in Excel (pivot tables, complex formulas, scenario modeling, cost projections).
- Direct experience with equity treatment, retention design, and job architecture mapping.
- Working knowledge of M&A regulatory and tax frameworks
- Systems: Proficiency with enterprise HRIS and compensation management tools (e.g., Oracle, MarketPay, Radford/Aon, Mercer, or Payscale).
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s/MBA preferred.
- Some experience directly supporting M&A due diligence, post-acquisition compensation integration, or carve-outs.
- Prior compensation consulting experience or experience handling fast-paced, recurring corporate M&A cycles.
- Experience managing cross-border transactions and international statutory transfer requirements.
For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $195,000 per year - USD $217,000 per year.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $195,000 per year - USD $217,000 per year.
For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.
Ready to Ride?
This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.
You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.
Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Uber
Senior Manager, Compensation - M&A
San Francisco, California
New 11h ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$195k - $217k/yr
8+ yrs exp.
Master's degree in business administration
Full Time
Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Senior Manager, Compensation M&A leads the total cash, equity, and incentive strategies throughout the full deal lifecycle from initial due diligence through post-deal. Serving as the primary compensation authority on deal teams, this role is responsible for evaluating target company reward structures, modeling financial deal costs, designing retention and severance programs, harmonizing job architectures, and aligning newly acquired talent with Uber’s compensation philosophy. This role also manages a team of analysts that supports compensation initiatives through the deal life-cycle.
Key Responsibilities
Due Diligence & Pre-Deal Strategy
Post-Merger Integration & Harmonization
Governance, Stakeholder Advisory & Day-to-Day Leadership
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $195,000 per year - USD $217,000 per year.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $195,000 per year - USD $217,000 per year.
For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.
Ready to Ride?
This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.
You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.
Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
The Senior Manager, Compensation M&A leads the total cash, equity, and incentive strategies throughout the full deal lifecycle from initial due diligence through post-deal. Serving as the primary compensation authority on deal teams, this role is responsible for evaluating target company reward structures, modeling financial deal costs, designing retention and severance programs, harmonizing job architectures, and aligning newly acquired talent with Uber’s compensation philosophy. This role also manages a team of analysts that supports compensation initiatives through the deal life-cycle.
Key Responsibilities
Due Diligence & Pre-Deal Strategy
- Review and analyze target company compensation plans, including base pay, annual incentives, sales commissions, and long-term equity arrangements.
- Partner with Legal to identify legal, tax, and governance risks, including change-in-control provisions, golden parachute rules , and collective bargaining agreements.
- Partner with HR Business Partners, Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, and Tax to model compensation-related deal costs, potential transaction liabilities, and post-close cost synergies.
- Design deal-specific talent retention strategy, sign-on equity conversions, and transaction bonus pools for key company executives and critical staff.
Post-Merger Integration & Harmonization
- Partner with the broad-based Compensation Team on the end-to-end integration of acquired employees into Uber’s job architecture, leveling structures, and salary bands.
- Conduct side-by-side total rewards gap analyses and implement phased migration plans for base salary, bonus targets, and sales incentives.
- Partner with People Operations and HR Technology to ensure accurate data migration into our HCM system/payroll platform.
Governance, Stakeholder Advisory & Day-to-Day Leadership
- Serve as the compensation subject matter expert for Corporate Development, HR Business Partners (HRBPs), integration management offices (IMOs), and acquired business leaders.
- Prepare executive compensation briefing decks, integration progress reports, and Compensation Committee materials for board-level review.
- Develop scalable M&A compensation playbooks, due diligence toolkits, and audit mechanisms to drive repeatability across future acquisitions.
- Manage, mentor, and review the analytical deliverables of compensation analysts and external compensation consultants.
Basic Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related quantitative field
- Experience: 8+ years of progressive global compensation experience
-
Technical Depth:
- Advanced financial modeling capabilities in Excel (pivot tables, complex formulas, scenario modeling, cost projections).
- Direct experience with equity treatment, retention design, and job architecture mapping.
- Working knowledge of M&A regulatory and tax frameworks
- Systems: Proficiency with enterprise HRIS and compensation management tools (e.g., Oracle, MarketPay, Radford/Aon, Mercer, or Payscale).
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s/MBA preferred.
- Some experience directly supporting M&A due diligence, post-acquisition compensation integration, or carve-outs.
- Prior compensation consulting experience or experience handling fast-paced, recurring corporate M&A cycles.
- Experience managing cross-border transactions and international statutory transfer requirements.
For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $195,000 per year - USD $217,000 per year.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $195,000 per year - USD $217,000 per year.
For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.
Ready to Ride?
This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.
You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.
Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
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Senior Level M&A Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level m&a director job?
Employers at this level expect candidates who have led end-to-end deal execution, not just supported transactions. A strong profile demonstrates ownership of due diligence, valuation modeling, and post-merger integration across multiple closed deals. Showing that you have advised or influenced executive stakeholders, managed external advisors, and mentored junior analysts gives you a clear edge over candidates with narrower deal experience.
Which companies hire senior level m&a directors?
Companies hiring senior level m&a directors right now include Coinbase, Alantra, and Qualcomm, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from large corporates with active acquisition pipelines, private equity-backed platforms, and financial advisory firms that run ongoing deal programs.
Are there remote senior level m&a director jobs?
Yes, though many roles at this level still expect significant in-person collaboration given the stakeholder access they require. About 65% of senior level m&a director openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with hybrid arrangements being more common than fully remote for roles that involve regular board or executive interaction.
What makes a m&a director role senior level?
Senior level m&a director roles are defined by full ownership of deal strategy, not just execution support. These positions require leading cross-functional workstreams, structuring complex transactions independently, and advising C-suite or board stakeholders directly. Mentoring junior team members and setting analytical standards for the broader deals team is typically expected, distinguishing the role from mid-level positions focused primarily on individual deal tasks.
Which industries hire the most senior level m&a directors?
Senior Level m&a director roles concentrate in Accounting & Auditing, Technology & Software, and Investment & Asset Management, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors tend to drive the highest deal volumes, creating consistent demand for experienced directors who can manage large, complex transactions and lead integration planning at scale.